Highlights: OSCA Replaces ANZSCO for Job Classification
- The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) has now been replaced by the OSCA for job classification.
- OSCA was officially announced as a replacement for ANZSZO on December 6, 2024.
- The Australian government has recently released the new OSCA codes and the list of occupations.
- Despite the transition, the Australian Department will continue to use the ANZSCO codes until further announcement.
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ANZSCO Replaced by OSCA in Australia
The new job classification in Australia, the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA), was announced as a replacement for the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO). OSCA was introduced and implemented on December 6, 2024. The Australian government recently released the list of OSCA codes and occupations; however, despite the transition, the department is currently using the ANZSCO codes for job classification until further notice.
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Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA)
What is OSCA?
OSCA, or the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, was announced after two years of intensive research, which included 800 submissions, 1000 reviewed occupations, and 2,000 stakeholders. The new OSCA was designed as an upgraded version of the ANZSCO.
The factors that are newly added to the OSCA include:
- 1,156 occupations (compared to 1,076 in ANZSCO 2022)
- 421 Unit Groups (compared to 364 in ANZSCO 2022)
- 300 new occupations were added, and 250 outdated occupations were excluded.
What are the benefits of OSCA?
The OSCA aims to address the growing demands of the Australian labor market.
Some of the major benefits of OSCA as compared to ANZSCO are as follows:
- OSCA includes the list of updated occupations that are currently emerging or in demand and those that meet the labor market needs, like the inclusion of 231133: Content Creator (Social Media)
- OSCA has detailed and simplified information about the occupations
- OSCA is more flexible and adaptive to the current changes in the Australian workforce.
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